Hello. Centos 7.6 with libvirt build from base "virt" repository: libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-5.0.0-1.el7.x86_64 libvirt-client-5.0.0-1.el7.x86_64 libvirt-daemon-5.0.0-1.el7.x86_64 libvirt-daemon-driver-network-5.0.0-1.el7.x86_64 libvirt-libs-5.0.0-1.el7.x86_64 + systemd-219-62.el7_6.2.x86_64 Now lxc containers with type='direct' can be started, but can't be stopped :) Before shutdown. # virsh list --all Id Name State ------------------------------------------ 16312 test.lxc running # machinectl | grep test lxc-16312-test.lxc container libvirt-lxc # pstree -apA 16312 libvirt_lxc,16312 --name test.lxc --console 42 --security=none --handshake 45 --veth macvlan0 |-systemd,16315 | |-agetty,16690 --noclear --keep-baud console 115200 38400 9600 vt220 | |-dbus-daemon,16659 --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation | |-rsyslogd,17614 -n | | |-{rsyslogd},17616 | | `-{rsyslogd},17626 | |-sshd,17613 -D | |-systemd-journal,16613 | `-systemd-logind,16657 `-{libvirt_lxc},16319 Shutdown. # virsh shutdown 16312 Domain 16312 is being shutdown # echo $? 0 After. In list output still present: # virsh list --all Id Name State ------------------------------------------ 16312 test.lxc running # machinectl | grep test | wc -l 0 No main process: # ps axuwwf | grep libvirt_lxc | grep test | wc -l 0 LXC realy stopped, but only virsh still show it in list Cgroups "blkio, cpuacct, memory, cpu, cpu,cpuacct, devices, hugetlb, pids" deleted. But another cgroups still present in fs: drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 21 13:07 /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset/machine.slice/machine-lxc\x2d16312\x2dtest.lxc.scope drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 21 13:07 /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer/machine.slice/machine-lxc\x2d16312\x2dtest.lxc.scope drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 21 13:07 /sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls/machine.slice/machine-lxc\x2d16312\x2dtest.lxc.scope drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 21 13:07 /sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls,net_prio/machine.slice/machine-lxc\x2d16312\x2dtest.lxc.scope drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 21 13:07 /sys/fs/cgroup/net_prio/machine.slice/machine-lxc\x2d16312\x2dtest.lxc.scope drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 21 13:07 /sys/fs/cgroup/perf_event/machine.slice/machine-lxc\x2d16312\x2dtest.lxc.scope Restarted libvirtd temporary place container in correct state: # systemctl restart libvirtd # virsh list --all | grep test - test.lxc shut off libvirt 4.5.0 and 4.10.0 perform correct LXC shutdown. b.r. Maxim Kozin